Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-24
FASHIONS FAN~IEs.

Points for Ladies DESTROYS OF Initiating
Late Metropolitan Styles.
A pretty tea-gown. of dark pansy
plush. has pale pink satin front with
velvet pansies appligues.
Tiny diamond ear-screws have had a
certain popularity Of late. as the be-
trothal gift. in place of rings or
bracelets. The lover puts them in,
and they remain until replaced by the
bridal gift of pendent solitaires.
The long pin thrust in the hair at the
back to hold the bonnet in place is
made of gold or silver and set with
Rhine stones or Austrian garnets, and
is worn By women whose fancy inclincs
to elaborate jewelry; but those Of
quieter tastes prefer large flat hair
pin of blonde shell.
The tendency in the coming season
will be to match the dress in the color
Of the straw bonnets and hats, which
are being dyed in all the new shades
shown in the spring goods. old rose.
old blue, the new green shades. ab-
sinthe and renaissance. Charles X.
pink, and all the dull red and mahog-
any shades, called by French milliners
vernis de Japon. These will be
trimmed with upright bows Of the new
locp-edgcd ribbons of mousseine.
taffeta and gauze, combined with small
stiff wings or small fine flowers
Girls at the intermediate age. year
or two before appearing in society, are
difficult to dress, the little foulard
irocks lately imported from Paris come
nearer solving the problem than any
thing yet designed for them. The
skirts, without being short. are not
long, exposing the boots laced with
narrow ribbons. Made straight and
without drapery, they are trimmed with
three narrow flounccs which are bor-
dered with narrow ribbon. different for
each flounce. repeating the colors in the
figure of the four!and-pale pink.
bright pink, pale green. green; the
corsage then is of pale foulard, pink or
green, to match the sprays in the fig
ured skirt; wide sash of plain foulard
is rustled about the waist The whole
effect is very fresh and charming.
For suits of light weight for the
spring are cheviots and Angora cloths
in fine lines, pink checks and stripes
of black and white together, or of dark
Havana brown with Suede, dark blue
with white. or else green, copper. red
or plum color. The spring jackets are
made of barred or striped cloths of
dark colors, or of the favorite Suede
and tan shades that are always worn
in the spring. These lighter colored
jackets are made with the overlapping
seams of the covert coat that Redfern
popularized. They are worn bob
double and single breasted. and are
frequently completed by /; hood lined
with dull silk.
A pretty suit for boys from three
to six years of age is made with a
jacket of red or green corduroy and
kilt skirt of serge of the same color.
For instance, a red serge kilt is sewed
to 4 Silesia waist that has black vel.
vet vest sewcd on the front; then red
corduroy jacket with broad short
back, all in one piece. buttons once at
the throat and slopes away TO show the
vest Tiny black buttons are set close
together along the edges of the front
as a trimming. A blue serge suit SIM
ilarly made has 4 red corduroy vest
fastened by flat gilt buttons. The vest
is sloped to two points at the end.
Brown serge suits have white corduroy
vests and small pearl buttons.-N. T.
World.